What color is #EBECDF?

#EBECDF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Star Magnolia. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBECDF?

The RGB value is 235, 236, 223: 235 red, 236 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBECDF?

The complementary color is #E0DFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBECDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBECDF color

#EBECDF rgb(235, 236, 223)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EBECDF is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.5% green and 87.5% blue (235, 236, 223).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 25% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Star Magnolia (#EEEFE2), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#EBECDF color codes

HEX	`#EBECDF`
RGB	`rgb(235, 236, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 25%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.01, -2.59, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.01, 6.7, 112.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.574, 82.981, 81.728)`
Decimal	`15461599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBECDF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EBECDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBECDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EBECDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebecdf; }
.text { color: #ebecdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebecdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 236 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebecdf, #e4ecdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EBECDF?: #EBECDF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Star Magnolia. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBECDF?: The RGB value is 235, 236, 223: 235 red, 236 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBECDF?: The complementary color is #E0DFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBECDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.